Comments by "" (@DavidJ222) on "Don Lemon on Trump: Blaming is easy, leading is hard" video.

  1. In January, Trump said that the virus wouldn’t spread in the US (because of his faith in magic) even while experts were warning otherwise. In February, Trump said — without zero evidence — that the virus would just go away in April without any measures taken. Apparently this was a hunch from his tremendous bowels. And in March, he downplayed how bad the virus itself was for people who contracted it, comparing it to the flu and suggesting that strict social distancing measures were unnecessary. Jan. 22: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine,” Trump said in an interview. Feb. 10: “Now, the virus that we’re talking about having to do — you know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat — as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April,” Trump said at a White House event. Feb. 19: “I think when we get into April, in the warmer weather, that has a very negative effect on that and that type of a virus. So let’s see what happens, but I think it’s going to work out fine,” Trump said in an interview. Feb. 24: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” Trump tweeted. Feb. 26: “When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done,” Trump White House news conference. Feb. 27: “It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear,” Trump White House news conference. Feb. 28: “The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. This is their new hoax,” Trump said at a campaign rally. March 9: “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!” Trump tweeted. March 24: “We’ve never closed down the country for the flu. So you say to yourself, ‘What is this all about?’ ” Trump said at the Fox News town hall, again wrongly comparing COVID-19 to the flu. Now Trump wants you to believe that he knew it was a pandemic before anyone else. Recently on March 31, Trump said that he knew all along that the coronavirus was very serious, and that thousands of Americans could die from it. Trump: “I knew everything. I knew it could be horrible, I knew it could be maybe good." 😲 I'm sorry, but what does that even mean?!?! Is he suggesting that there are good and bad pandemics on "both sides"?
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